Speaking In Tongues Tour

After the release of their number 1 Platinum album, Drinking from the Sun the Hilltop Hoods are heading out on the road for their only headline tour for 2012 and there bringing a few friends along for the ride. 

Holding down the main support for the tour is Solo on the Mic and Adit on the fader from Sydney's Horrorshow crew. With Horrorshow one of the country's most promising Hip Hop acts with an ARIA nomination, multiple sold out national tours, festivals and international spots under their belt all before they hit the age of 23. Not to mention that all of this has been achieved without the help of a hit single. Horrorshow have built a huge support base as well as gaining critical acclaim for their sharp lyricism and hard hitting production. 

Along for the ride is none other that none other than the fat controller from the GE Crew, that is Briggs. Hailing from country Victoria he joins this high calibre line up after dropping his debut album, The Blacklist. BRIGGS has been a staple on the local Hip Hop touring circuit. While supporting countless local and international artists BRIGGS has been hard at work on his highly anticipated sophomore album, which is scheduled for release later this year.

It wouldn't be a Hilltop Hoods gig without going all out and when we caught up with Pressure he had this to say.

I remember seeing you guys at the Horden in Sydney when you toured State of the Art on the Still Standing Tour and you came out with the Hilla-Toppa jackets on in the encore, which just blew us all away and I remember going to my mates going what the fuck is going on here. Can we expect anything as big or as mind-blowing on the national tour later this year?

Hahaha Yes defiantly, of course we have always gotta do something new and crazy, something no one else is doing. Thats always been our thing, we always try and do something different. If its something as cheesy as coming out in some jackets that light up then you know. Something that people can take away and have a laugh about or say that was funny or clever or dope you know. We will always try and work something into it. And thats the beauty of doing your own shows in compared to festivals, you get longer on stage you get to crazy things like that and have control of the whole show. Very much looking forward to coming back touring the new album later this year and doing some crazy shit with it.

The Dates

Thursday 28th June – Plantation Hotel – 18+ - COFFS HARBOUR

Friday 29th June – Eatons Hill Hotel – Lic/AA – BRISBANE (All persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adults

Friday 27th July – Adelaide Entertainment Centre – Lic/AA - ADELAIDE T

Saturday 28th July – Splendour in The Grass – Lic/AA – BYRON BAY

Saturday 4th August – Hordern Pavilion – Lic/AA - SYDNEY

Thursday 9th August – Ballarat Uni – 18+ - BALLARAT

Friday 10th August – Kay St Entertainment Complex – 18+ - TRARALGON 

Saturday 11th August – City Hall – Lic/AA - HOBART 

Wednesday 15th August – Station Resort – 18+ - JINDABYNE

Friday 17th August – Challenge Stadium – Lic/AA - PERTH 

Saturday 18th August – North West Festival– Lic/AA – PORT HEDLAND (Tickets will go on sale at 9AM on Thursday 10th May) 

Friday 24th August – Setts – 18+ - MILDURA

Coptic Soldier Mixtape - Review

What started as a bunch of friends collaboratively coming together to promote one another under a local crew name IFS (I Forget Sorry) has now seen the release of several successful releases from all five artists. The next step for this crew come label, distributor and artist management hub is a free mix tape from all five artists once the clock strikes 12AM on Christmas Eve. We were lucky enough that our good friend at I Forget Sorry, Coptic Soldier did not forget to send us a early copy of his mix tape. Check out our review of a few of the tracks below.

Amazing Grace

I don't think that I would have ever though of Amazing Grace as a hip hop track, but Coptic Soldier has done the unthinkable. This traditional Christian hymn that carries the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit. We see in the opening lines of the track that Coptic Soldier looks at the modern world and how it judges all aspects of our life. "I don't know if grace is gone, cause all i see is mirrors placed that are placed in front of our blemishes, so each face is judged as if that would inspire change in us." This is juxtaposed by the traditional chorus "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see." which talks of a ever forgiving God who forgives all. 

On Edge ft Koolta

Track 2 features Koolta and discusses how we continually live life on the edge, out of nothing more than curiosity to see what will come next. " We live on the edge just see the view " Coptic Soldier reflects on his premature entrance into the scene due to this "On Edge" lifestyle that he talks about. "My first release was a false start mix tape, it didn't put me in a good light, i don't know what they expected me to look like but they were just my first tracks, in hine sight i wish i didn't put them out, but a label signed me and i was off on tour, they had a bad rep, i had a rookie sound, first impression counts and I lost that lure."

Words I Never Said

Words I Never Said see's Coptic Soldier take a crack at the media for the way they portray Coptic Christians and how they seem to always twist stories or only tell half the story to ensure that it is politically correct. "Well go and turn on TV Charlie Sheean and so and so blabbering about such and such, but that ain't Women's Day, homie thats the news, and these are the same people suposiably telling us the truth." He focus's on the recent revolution in Egypt and how all media agencies from Australian to International did not manage to get the full picture of what was going on. "western world response to egypt was a bunch of bull, from CNN to Channel Ten they couldn't get the full picture." The chorus of the song see's a plead with both the public and the media to wake up and look at the truth. "Its so loud inside my head with words i should have said wake up now look up now"

Lordy Mary

Lordy Mary sees Coptic Soldier take a step back and analyse where he is in life at the moment and what he is really doing with his music. "They say this scene is a chess game, I'm a pawn just looking for my next break, musical is spiritual but am i just using it to fetch fame." We see that as the track progresses we see that he appreciates what he has and that music is a spiritual outlet for him and not a quest for fame. "I don't want to spend my life chasing this fame, but many one day ill write a song for the sake of song, and then i might see all the joy  i can claim form it or the change it could bring"

How You Been!

Get excited for the release of Thundmentals new video clip for their latest single "How You Been" from their latest album Foreverlution! For now heres a little teaser.